<p><strong>' I have now read the book twice, not because it is difficult (on the contrary it reads with the ease and elegance of Bertrand Russell), but because it is so stimulating.'</strong> - <em>Brian Masters, The Spectator</em></p>
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity.
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To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers.
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Preface, 1 The Problem of Natural Evil 2 Intelligibility and Immoralism 3 The Elusiveness of Responsibility 4 Understanding Aggression 5 Fates, Causes and Free-will 6 Selves and Shadows 7 The Instigators 8 Death-wish 9 Evil in Evolution
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415253987
Publisert
2001-05-18
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
294 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
252
Om bidragsyterne
Mary Midgley (1919-2018), a philosopher with a special interest in ethics, human nature and science, has a widespread international following for her work. Other publications include The Ethical Primate, Science as Salvation, Utopias, Dolphins and Computers and, most recently, Science and Poetry